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rehtori Jari Kuusisto vuosipäivän juhlassa
News 28.01.2021
Campus development, the new strategy and internationality rose strongly to the forefront at the University of Vaasa's anniversary celebration on Wednesday. Director General Atte Jääskeläinen from the Ministry of Education and Culture, who gave the main speech, emphasised that higher education needs additional resources so that the number of people with higher education will rise to meet the target.
valintakoe Vaasan yliopistolla vuonna 2019
News 27.01.2021
Universities have continued to prepare student admissions for 2021, taking into account the current coronavirus situation. The aim is to organise the spring and summer entrance examinations on campuses or other physical facilities. Applicants will be informed of how the entrance examinations will be carried out by 16 March.
Piensatelliitteja avaruudessa, kuva: ESA
News 08.01.2021
The research project led by the University of Vaasa receives funding in the amount of EUR 950,000 from the Building the Future - Taking Action programme of the Centennial Foundation of the Federation of Finnish Technology Industries and Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation. The project will research the application of small satellite technology for precise positioning of indoor spaces and navigation. A new small satellite will also be designed in the project. The partners are National Land Survey of Finland, University of Tampere and Aalto University.
MSC Cruises Meraviglia, kuva: MSC/Ivan Sarfatti
News 07.01.2021
A consortium led by the University of Vaasa is about to receive significant funding from the EU's Horizon 2020 programme for a research project that promotes low-carbon shipping by combining several energy technologies and innovative ship design. The CHEK – deCarbonizing sHipping by Enabling Key technology symbiosis on real vessel concept designs – project involves, in addition to the University of Vaasa, World Maritime University, Wärtsilä, Cargill, MSC Cruises, Lloyds Register, Silverstream Technologies, Hasytec, Deltamarin, Climeon and BAR Technologies.
matkustaminen
News 28.12.2020
Some of you are travelling during this holiday season. If you are coming to Finland and Vaasa from abroad, keep in mind that, for the moment, the recommendations and restrictions of the Vaasa Hospital District are stricter than the national travel instructions and recommendations (THL).
opiskelu kansainvälisesti
News 16.12.2020
Global pandemic and distant work provided new opportunities for students and me as a teacher, says Ausrine Silenskyte, University Teacher from the University of Vaasa. This year, in the course International Management students were guided by several highly experienced international managers. The students were also provided to participate in the project X-Culture, in which they were working in global virtual teams on real consultancy projects for international companies.